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I always wanted to experiment with the '06/55gr, but didn't. I'd rather have had access to the components so I could load my own... I also remember the chamber converters, so for example, you could shoot 308 Win in a 30-06. There were a variety of chamber inserts available to use a variety of...

I bet! Barrel life is usually not a concern for most of us. I've only replaced one barrel on one rifle in 45 years (a 300 H&H), due more to neglect than from shooting (it was that way when I got it). BT

That pretty much says it all... But... I do love shiny blued steel..... BT

I appreciate your note. Yes, I absolutely respect your opinions about the wolf. I grew up with the Mountain Lion in our woods. I saw a wild one for the first time when I was 9 years old while I tagged along with my father during an afternoon walk-in elk hunt near Connor, MT in the early 1960s...

3.438 minutes x 1.047 inches = 3.6 inches = 1 mil at 100 yards A good read: http://www.mil-dot.com/media/1027/the_d ... ations.pdf Lapping could work on the vertically split Warne rings, but they are powder coated inside/out. So far, I really like the SWFA scope... Haven't tried it, but I...

Find out which bullet shoots flattest: http://www.bergerbullets.com/ballistics/ I killed a large cow elk with a 3200-fps muzzle velocity 140BT at 450 yards. It was an insta-kill heart/lung shot. Bullet was caught just under the skin on the opposite side. On deer/antelope, all pass through with...

I saw the same thing with my 7RM. In my situation, case length grew just enough to cause more difficult bolt closing on a resized case or loaded round. It took 3-4 loadings to get to that point. When you identify a case(s) that chambers harder than normal, mark it (or them). During the next...

Good idea - shoot a plumb line to verify crosshair alignment... I didn't see it mentioned, but we should begin with a perfectly leveled rifle, then align the crosshairs to correct for any tracking error against the target's plumb line. Though, it's such a pain to see alignment fuzzed-up by...

Here in the lower 48, wolves didn't exist in any real number for more than a century. Except near the national parks here in Montana (with the grizz), game was managed largely without apex predators. A rich culture developed around hunting, wildlife, ranching and the outdoors - without wolves...

Is there any good data on accuracy or life difference between stainless and cm steel? I've heard that stainless will extend barrel life about 10%, but I haven't seen any real data. I also know that stainless is more difficult to machine. Does affect the accuracy potential? BT

Through the years, there's been a number of rifles/cartridge combos I've never owned but thought would be fun or useful. Here are a few.... Marlin lever 357 Magnum (cast bullets, cheap/fun to shoot) Remington 663 350RM (probably be shot more with pistol bullets) Remington 700 308 Win Varmint SF...

Nice shooting.... Seems to be a theme developing where a certain bullet, a certain powder and a certain speed combine to produce best results. I'd give up a little speed for half the group size. I noticed the same thing in my 223. The Nosler 50BT produced the best accuracy with W748 and pushed...

Should show now.... While at the range the other day, a fellow (shooting a nice M70-270), came over and asked about this rifle. He thought it was a custom, and complimented the look. I thanked him, and said it was a 20-year old Remington VS with a newer Remington factory laminated varmint stock...

I shot and loaded for a 300Wby for many years. I experimented with reduced velocity hunting loads in the 1970s (when I was stationed in central CA), for coastal blacktails and similarly sized critters. In my case, I used 60gr of IMR4895 or H4895 behind a Speer 150gr flatbase spitzer, and shot...

Sorry Mike.. Mine's not a fwt, but I hope the image shows this time....

DrMike, nice fwts. Love the wood. Lots of nice rifles here... Here's mine. Not an expensive custom rifle, but still my favorite - most shot - most fun...

I sorta rediscovered 150 rounds of loaded ammo in my cabinet a couple of weeks ago. I had loaded it for a Pdog shoot back in 1993, but didn't use it... While planning another varmint shoot recently, I wondered whether age had degraded the quality of the ammo... The answer: Not much. I store...

I had the 223 and SWFA at the range the other day. I finally got the Rem laminated varmint stock glass bedded & installed a month or so ago, and I wanted to experiment some with Benchmark powder. So, lots of new variables at play for the first time. Winds were a little erratic and the...

I have a quantity of new and once-fired 7RM brass and a set of RCBS dies.... I see you're in western Montana... Me too... send me a PM if you're still looking... BT

I should probably add that this is a factory stainless-steel Remington, except that it has a glass-bedded and free-floated Boyd's stock. It's had somewhere near a couple hundred rounds through it so far. The 140CT produces an overall loaded length of 3.335" to just touch the lands. The rounds...